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Eamon DeValera 1882-1975, Irish; Catholic ; Visionary
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Eamon deValera, born in New York city, came from a one parent family and was abandoned by his mother and raised by his Irish Granny. He learned to look after himself from an early age, enjoying being… |
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Seán MacBride
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Anthony J. Jordan |
MacBride was the son of Maud Gonne and Major John MacBride whose marriage ended in a bitter separation. Father and son never saw each other again. After the Easter Rising of 1916 Maud Gonne came to l… |
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To laugh or to weep
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Anthony J. Jordan |
Conor Cruise O'Brien had a high opinion of his own abilities. He was an honours student and a brillaint diplomat. He was seconded to the United Nations in the Congo in 1960. The situation in Katanga … |
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